Ultrasone DJ1 Pro VS. Pioneer HDJ-2000

[djas]

It's better to ask Richie Hawtin if you meet him

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PB64GWW8YfA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKM-Bspe87o

[Chubbz]

@ nate1379

hiya...

slightly offtopic but a suggestion for your old cans..dont throw em away or let them gather dust somewhere...mod them into stick headphones...my friend had a pair of sony 7506 and modded them into a stick headphone and gave one to me for my birthday or if you not so good at modding things (like myself ) you can send your old cans to companies like this where they can customise to your liking... check out their webbie... http://www.redboystix.com/Home_Page.php enjoy...

cheers
chubbz

[Nate1379]

djas... you KILLIN ME! Just when I think I've made up my mind.

Chubbz... thanks, looks sweet.

[Fatlimey]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PB64GWW8YfA

7:50 in that video, Hawtin is right on the edge of a mix-through and someone comes and slaps him on the sholder wanting his attention. He turns to the guy, executes the bass drop and smiles at him.

Saw what you like about his product whoredom, but _that's_ a professional, nice guy.

Impressed!

[tekki]

Hawtin is the ownage meister himself!

[JesC]

7:50 in that video, Hawtin is right on the edge of a mix-through and someone comes and slaps him on the sholder wanting his attention. He turns to the guy, executes the bass drop and smiles at him...

I would have been caught off guard if they did that to me.

[Nate1379]

OK, just purchased the Pioneer's online. Will post a review as soon as I get them sometime next week.

Thanks for all the help!

[Lundmark]

I can't wait for the review!

[mmauve]

I currently own a pair of the HDJ-2000's, and also own Sennheiser HD-25's. Both are my headphones of choice depending on what Im doing.

The 2000's are without a doubt worth every penny. Imagine if you will, the polar opposite in build quality of a MDR-V700, and that would accurately tell you how rugged the built is on them. Solid magnesium frame, you can bend the headband on the headphones in the opposite direction, and they wont snap. The swivel action (also metal joints) are smooth, and move naturally and with more fluidity than past models. Plain and simple, the build quality will blow your shit away, and then some.

As far as the sound, they have more clarity than my Sennheisers, without a doubt. Most DJ headphones suffer from "colored" sound, mainly due to that massive 50mm driver which powers the bass, and bleeds into adjacent frequencies. The HDJ-2000's however, posses punchy and warm lows, and still manages to bring out the clarity of the mids and highs. In other words, it makes a track sound more natural, which is also great because this means less listening fatigue.

Comfort wise, compared to anything else (again, I've used Sony V500/600/700/900, Pioneer SE-DJ5000/HDJ-1000, etc etc), they absolutely kick the crap out anything else on the market. You know that really sore ache you get on the top of your head when you wear V700's?, it's non existent with the HDJ-2000's. Pioneer really nailed this down well, and it doesn't even deserve to be put in comparison to past headphone stereotypes. Then again, the HD-25's I got are 1/5 the weight of the 2000's, and after a while, they don't even feel like they're on your head (yes, they're that light).

However, ONE thing which the HDJ-2000's cant do is outperform the isolation levels of my HD-25s. I compare any headphones ability to block outside noise to the HD-25's, and as to date, nothing really compares (although some come close). In this particular comparison, the difference to me to noticeable. Bear in mind, ear structure, head shape, and all thing which can contribute to isolation vary from person to person.

Between my HD-25's and the HDJ-2000's, they're both equal in caliber. At the end of the day, if I had to take one to a gig, I'd still choose my Sennheiser's.

Hope that helps

[mmauve]

I also forgot to mention, I tried to demo Ultrasone DJ1 Pro's, but when the store owner took them out of the box, plugged them in, and handed them to me - they immediately blew out. I'm not pointing the finger or anything though :P